Ruth’s List illuminates new angle to Charlie Crist’s running mate, Karla Hernández-Mats
Ruth’s List Florida is celebrating in anticipation of U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist’s decision to name former board member Karla Hernández-Mats as his running mate. Crist announced Saturday that Hernández-Mats, president of United Teachers of Dade, will join him on November’s Democratic ticket against Gov. Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez. Hernández-Mats is also a […]
Democratic Primary voters to decide between quartet of candidates in HD 93
An open seat representing inland Palm Beach County has drawn four Democrats into a Primary fray. Katherine Waldron is the only one out of the four candidates that’s been elected before. She won two, four-year terms to the Port of Palm Beach Commission in 2016 and 2020. Read more…
In Miami-Dade Commission race for District 8, incumbent Danielle Cohen Higgins holds the advantages
Danielle Cohen Higgins is facing two challengers Tuesday in her bid to keep her District 8 seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission. Fortunately for her, she holds the edge in experience, fundraising, name recognition, community support and the backing of her peers on the dais. A lawyer by trade, Cohen Higgins is running to hold […]
‘A fresh and needed voice of reason’: Florida Leadership Council endorses Ashley Gantt in HD 109
The Florida Leadership Council (FLC) is throwing its collective weight behind Democratic community leader, lawyer and entrepreneur Ashley Gantt’s bid to represent north-central Miami-Dade County in House District 109. The group’s members include Broward County Commissioner Nan Rich, former U.S. Rep. Larry Smith, former Attorney General Bob Butterworth, former Education Commissioner Betty Castor, former state […]
This Week in South Florida: Ashley Gantt
When you’re incumbent and when you hold an elective office, the chances are generally good that you’ll keep it, unless you do something that angers your constituents. South Florida veteran State Rep. James Bush, a Democrat, finds himself in the crosshairs of his own state party, because he has crossed party lines on some social […]
After drawing progressive ire, James Bush III seeks to repel strong challenge from his left
Democratic Rep. James Bush III of Opa-locka is among Florida’s most enduring politicians. First elected to the House in 1992, the now-retired teacher is serving in his third stint as a state lawmaker. Over his three decades in Tallahassee, Bush, 67, has fostered strong ties both within his party and across the aisle. That’s proven […]
Twisted Florida Ruling Says Pregnant Teen Isn’t ‘Mature’ Enough for Abortion
A Florida appeals court will force a parentless 16-year-old girl to give birth because the teen is not “sufficiently mature” to decide for herself whether or not to terminate the pregnancy. A circuit court judge previously denied the girl’s request to waive a state law requiring minors get parental consent for an abortion. On Monday, […]
State Rep. Skidmore faces political newcomer in new district representing south PBC
A political newcomer is challenging a Democratic state representative in a newly redrawn district covering southwestern Palm Beach County communities. State Rep. Kelly Skidmore of Boca Raton is seeking to continue her tenure in the Florida Legislature by representing District 92, which covers western Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and Boca Raton, between Aberdeen Golf & […]
For a redrawn St. Petersburg, East Hillsborough House seat, a Democratic melee
Two veteran Democrats who have occupied the same House seat are facing off in the August primary for Florida’s House District 62, while a newcomer hoping for his first political win hopes the newly drawn district works in his favor. Read more…
Some 40 years ago, Florida elected its first woman to U.S. Senate. Will Val Demings be the second?
‘It’s taken a lot of time for women to aspire to run for statewide office.’ It’s been about four decades since a Florida woman — Republican Paula Hawkins of the Orlando area — was elected to the U.S. Senate for one term. What followed was a lineup of male-senators-only to represent Florida in the Senate […]